Spy video car
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A Spy Video Car From Wild Planet |
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Specifications | |
Radio: | Car 49 MHz Unknown COB board |
Camera: | OV5116 B/W 320x240 pixels |
Display: | M300LV 0.16" Monochrome |
Power: | 12 x AA battery |
Size (cm): | Car 23×19×10 Remote 15×14×6 |
The Spy Video Car is a hybrid product created by mixing a traditional RC car and a video baby monitor. The remote controller communicates digital command via the 49 MHz frequency to the car for motors, and the camera on the car transmits video via the 2.4 GHz frequency back to the remote controller for display. Because both directions use different radio frequency, they do not interfere with each other. The single-lensed display with a zoom lens produces a bigger virtual image in front of you, so it creates a first-person point of view feel for the player.
Wild Planet launched it by 2006 Xmas season. It may be first RC toy with build-in camera in the US massive market, and it also received the 2007 T.O.T.Y (Toy of The Year)American International Toy Fair.
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[edit] Technical Details
Video System: Inside the car body is a transmitting RF module (Richwave "RW67TX-NA03") and a black-and-white camera module (based around the OmniVison OV5116 IC). Similarly, the remote control unit contains a corresponding video receiver (Richwave "RW67RX-NA03") and a 3.5mm phono jack which carries the video signal to the headset. The headset is based around the Kopin CyberDisplay 300M LV LCD and A300 controller IC. It contains simple optics and a diffused, white LED backlight. All of the components run on a 9v DC source (they each carry their own voltage regulator), and the Rx/Tx set operates on the 2.4 GHz range.
Vehicular System: The radio and motor-control circuits are similar to those commonly used in other radio-controlled toys. The radio set operates in the 27/49 MHz range, with non-proportional control over steering and forward-and-back movement. The motors and gearboxes used to propel and steer the car are also fairly typical of RC toys, though they have been designed with an emphasis on quiet operation over speed or power allowing the vehicle to run almost silently.
[edit] See also
Remote Flying with VR Goggles and a Camera.
[edit] References
- ^ From product package, user manual and disassembly my spy video car (with my best guess).
- ^ Sensor module briefs from OmniVision web site.
- ^ Display module briefs from Kopin web site.
- ^ T.O.T.Y. from Toy Industry Association web site.
- ^ http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/remote-flying-with-vr-goggles-and-a-camera-202964.php